Tag: Road to Prosperity

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Summit Materials completes merger with Argos USA

January 15, 2024 By

The $3.2 billion combination, which the companies announced back in September, was approved this month.

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AGC: Construction industry adds jobs in December

January 12, 2024 By

According to an Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) survey, contractors expect to hire more employees in 2024 but are struggling to find enough qualified workers.

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Dodge Momentum Index improves in December

January 11, 2024 By

The Dodge Momentum Index gained 3 percent in December, with commercial planning increasing 1 percent and institutional planning improving 6.1 percent.

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Jarco Aggregates makes another acquisition

January 9, 2024 By

The company acquired sand and gravel reserves in Freer, Texas, in a deal that comes on the heels of its purchase of Corpus Christi Sand & Gravel.

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Summit Materials adds Moore as COO

January 9, 2024 By

Marshall Moore, who is responsible for the team integrating Summit’s acquisition of Argos USA, joins the construction materials-producing company in a newly created role.

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ABC: Nonresidential spending down slightly in November

January 3, 2024 By

National nonresidential spending was down 0.1 percent in November to $1.14 trillion according to the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC).

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Total limestone shipments on the Great Lakes in 2023 were down less than one percent compared to a year earlier, with U.S. loadings seeing an increase, while Canadian shipments decreased. Photo: Lake Carriers' Association

How Great Lakes limestone shipments fared in 2023

January 3, 2024 By

Shipments of limestone from U.S. quarries increased in 2023 while loadings from Canadian quarries were down.

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Dodge: Construction starts take a dive in November

December 20, 2023 By

Dodge Construction Network says total construction starts declined 15 percent last month, with nonresidential plummeting 29 percent.

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SRM acquires assets from Sidley, Tri-County Stone

December 20, 2023 By

SRM Concrete and SRM Materials struck deals this month to acquire facilities from Ohio’s R.W. Sidley, Tennessee’s Tri-County Stone and Michigan’s Cheboygan Cement Products.

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